Tuesday, November 24, 2009

25+ Uses for a Coffee Filter!!


Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive... COFFEE FILTERS


Coffee filters .... Who knew!

And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones.

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish.

4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust. 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.

11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc. on them. It soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."

15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics.

16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors. 17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.

18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.

19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.

20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies. Saves on having extra bowls to wash.

21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.

22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.

23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout.

24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book.

25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.


OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Time for a PARTY!!!!




We are having an Open House and Facebook Party for Seniors 2010! It will be this coming Thursday evening, July 30, from 5 - 8 p.m., at our Home Studio in Lenexa. We will have some pizza, snacks, sweets and drinks. It is a great opportunity to bring a friend and visit with us about getting custom Senior Portraits for 2010 Seniors.

We will take 4-5 images, in our studio, of each guest that attends our gathering and put our favorite on Facebook for you to use on your profile.

Can't wait to see you!

Our address is: 14940 Rhodes Circle, Lenexa, KS 66215

Or check out our website for the address and link to mapquest for directions.

See you soon, Mark & Pam

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Jordan & Carl

I was second shooter at this wedding with my fellow photographer LouAnn Balderston. What a great day we had! Jordan and Carl, thank you for making our day with you sooooo easy.


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Katie's Ambassador Session

Katie is another new Senior Ambassador!

She goes to McClouth High School. We can't wait to do her fall session in McClouth!

Here is her Ambassador Show.


Monday, July 13, 2009

Kelly's Ambassador Session



Kelly is from Olathe East and is our first 2010 Senior. She is also our first 'Ambassador'. The ambassador program is for a select few seniors from each school, who receive discounts, complimentary product and can earn by referring others to our studio.

Great job Kelly!

Mark & Pam

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Yes, We Really Are Still Here .....

As we grow, we have neglected our blog readers; and for that, we are sorry.


So here we go..........

OUR MASCOT, TOPAZ

To our clients and friends who have come to know Topaz,
we are sad to inform you that we had to say goodbye
to her in May. She is greatly missed. She was nearly 14.



NEW Team Banners!


We have introduced a new Team Banner Program!
For each varsity team we service, we provide a complimentary 6' x3' team banner,
complete with team roster and graphics. We can also produce the 2' x 3' Senior Individual Banners
to recognize your Senior athletes. It is important to get your team scheduled early
so you can enjoy your banners as long as possible.
Banners are delivered to teams within 10 days of picture day.
Call now for more info and to get started! 913-677-2594

One Last Thing

It is time to start your Senior Portrait Plans.

To get started, call us, 913-677-2594

Stay tuned for our Open House,

to be announced this week!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

And the Winners Are....


At last weekend's THS Basketball Tourney we had a drawing from all of our customers. We drew 5 names and each winner will receive a Custom Single Image Print, like the example here, of their athlete. It can be either an 8x10 or 11x14.







The winners are:

Michael Ellis-Lansing Girls'

Tim Dieker-Silver Lake Girls'

Jana Hague-Eudora Boys

Deron Johnson-Silver Lake Boys

Janet Gripka-THS Dance Team

Congratulations to all! We will be in touch soon!

Yours truly, Mark

To see all the tournament images click this line.